Why was my wife penalised £90 for overstaying in a motorway service station?

My wife recently parked at a motorway service station, stayed for three and a half hours and has been asked to pay £90 (or £50 in 14 days). This charge seems grossly excessive. What do you advise?

What do you recommend for a long daily motorway commute?

I have a 100 mile daily commute of mostly quiet motorway and I’m looking to replace my company Mitsubishi Outlander with a diesel estate that is capacious (I’m 6-feet 4-inches), economical (mpg 60+ extra-urban),...

Which runabout car can deal with a long offroad driveway?

Our half mile dirt road drive (with various sizes of potholes) has finally got the better of our Ford Ka, which we use as a second car for commuting to the local railway station and as a general runabout....

Can I undertake on the motorway?

I have just bought the latest (2007 edition) Highway Code for guidance on overtaking on the left and find Rules 267 and 268 confusing and conflicting. 267 says overtake only on the right, 268 says don't...

What do you think of the Nissan Juke?

What is your opinion of the Juke? I am coming off an ageing Focus C-Max and would like a change. The Skoda Yeti is out of my price range and I like the look and feel of the Juke, but have no experience...

Can you suggest a smaller luxury car for an elderly driver?

The time has come for me to replace my 12-year-old Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Automatic. Can you suggest a suitable smaller luxury car for an elderly driver for mostly local journeys and some motorway journeys?

Should I replace my Ki Sorento with a Dacia Sandero Stepway?

I have owned my 2007 KIA Sorento 2.5 XT Auto Diesel estate for over two years and it now has 67,000 on the clock. It has always been serviced by my local KIA dealer and I am only the second owner - the...

Is the Trafficmaster Traffic Line still active?

Some years ago I was given a Trafficmaster device that gave timely warnings of motorway delays, etc. It still seems to activate but has not shown any signs of life on recent navigations of the M27/M25....

What do you think of the Nissan Juke?

My wife and I, respectively 85 and 80, have been carried away by the Juke and have just put a deposit down for one without taking a test drive. In the clear light of day we wonder if we made the right...

Should I indicate before changing lanes on the motorway?

There appear to be a number of drivers who do not feel comfortable overtaking and it is not unusual to find yourself in a line of cars behind a slow moving vehicle up front, many of who appear content...